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New York Mets launcher Nolan McLean was a bright point in the resurgence of the team in recent weeks and has marked history on Wednesday evening against the Philadelphia Phillies.
McLean lasted eight rounds and withdrew six on the 6-0 victory against the Phillies, which passed New York to four games from the advance of the National League division. With the jewel of an outing, he accomplished something neither Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden, Jacob Degrom nor anyone else in blue and orange had never done – winning his first three departures from MLB.
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New York Mets launcher Nolan McLean launches in the first round of a baseball match against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, in New York. (Photo / Pamela Smith)
“He’s a stallion, the man,” said Mets’ interior field player, Mark Venos, after the match. “It’s so fun to be part of what he does on a daily basis.”
He started the first match of his MLB career on August 16 against the Seattle Navy. He withdrew eight and granted only two strokes during the 3-1 victory of the dishes. Last week, he made seven rounds against the Braves of Atlanta, granting two points on four strokes during the 12-7 Mets victory.
The start against Philadelphia Wednesday was as impressive given the amplified pressure that the organization has on itself in the last month of the season.
Jesus of Phillies Luzardo receives the ejection while he calls the referee on his way to the canoe
The receiver of the New York Mets Hayden Senger, on the left, and the launcher Nolan McLean, on the right, on foot of the canoe in the eighth round of a baseball match against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wednesday August 27, 2025, in New York. (Photo / Pamela Smith)
“All I can say is WOW,” said the food manager Carlos Mendoza. “This is all that concerns the child – not only what we see on the mound, just the way it is doing.
The dishes went 8-3 since McLean won his first departure. McLean lowered its ERA to 0.89 – the lowest in the history of the team for a recruit during its first three departures. Seaver has already held the brand with an MPM of 1.19 during its first three departures in 1967.
New York Mets launcher Nolan McLean reacts after beating the Philadelphia Phillies in a baseball match on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, in New York. (Photo / Pamela Smith)
“I always believed in my things. I am a confident guy,” said McLean. “Obviously, the strikers here are the best in the world and I know it. But I also know that I have good things. And if I go there and that I will execute, I can also get a lot of guys.”
